She never asked for a dime <br />Nor did she for my time <br />She never envied other's diamonds <br />She kept the pact; broke no bonds <br />All she wanted was respect and trust <br />And whispers of my faint love each morn <br />Wondrous it seemed too much; now I mourn <br />Indeed, our planes apart, it did thrust <br />And I offer to do things not done before <br />Respect, time, diamonds… to be loved once more <br />But she is deafened by whispers of true love <br />By him who had had no place with my dove <br />Oh see, my dear, that I will you hence adore <br />For by letting you go, life has been sore galore<br /><br />Benjamin Paa Willie<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/she-never-asked-for-a-dime/
